THE STORY A son returns to his alma mater to carry his father's coaching legacy, only to discover the winning tradition he grew up in was built for a world that no longer exists.

Beyond Banners follows coach Steve Matthews as he takes over the struggling basketball program at Gwynn Park High School, a public-school powerhouse his father, Howard, helped build.

Spanning sixty years, what begins as the story of one program becomes a bigger story about the changing landscape of high school sports. As school choice, Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) deals, and unrestricted transfers give young athletes more options, the film asks what communities lose when the players who once carried their traditions leave.

Most sports documentaries focus on the people who leave. This one is about the people who stay—and why they matter.